The Newport Beach Film Festival wrapped up last night with the announcement of the winners of the 2017 Festival Awards. Overall, the California-based festival was attended by over 50,000 visitors and screened over 350 films from 58 countries, which competed for Jury, Festival Honours and Audience
Awards.

David Tennant was among those receiving Festival Honours, being recognised for Outstanding Achievement In Filmmaking: Acting for his role as the 1960s psychiatrist RD Laing in the new movie Mad To Be Normal. Mad To Be Normal, written and directed by Robert Mullan, is based on Laing's life during the late 1960s when he set up the controversial anti-psychiatry project at Kingsley Hall in East London. Laing advocated a non-confrontational approach to mental illness and his project encouraged patients experiencing severe mental illness to work through their psychosis while living in the medication-free community as equals with medical practitioners.

The night before the first public performance, you’re actually in the theatre, doing technical rehearsals and making sure everything runs smoothly. It’s all very busy – it’s not a night off. But I think that’s best because, for me, it’s really an exercise in panic management. You’re trying to convince your brain that it’s possible to remember a sequence of words and movements in front of 850 people without having a heart attack. I don’t think I’d want to be sitting at home trying to be calm, because I’m sure that wouldn’t work.

The whole challenge is convincing yourself that you’re not going to forget your lines or wet yourself or whatever. You start rehearsing these little speeches in your head, where you have to apologise to the audience because you can’t carry on and you’re going to have to go to your dressing room and have a little cry.

You can be rehearsing those speeches while you’re actually on stage, saying your lines. It’s all mind games, really.

As we previously announced, David Tennant will be making an appearance at Awesome Con in Washington DC on Saturday 17th June. The organisers have now announced that he will also be present on Sunday 18th between 10am-2pm ET.

Unfortunately David's VIP tickets have already sold out, but the organisers say that the additional hours mean that autograph and photo opportunity tickets will sell out less quickly. Autograph tickets will only be available for purchase at the event. Information about photo ops will be communicated a few weeks before the show including
all on sale dates and prices, hopefully around mid to the end of May.

Awesome Con takes place at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, 801 Mt Vernon Pl in Washington, DC on the weekend of 16-18 June. Other attendees include Billie Piper, Catherine Tate and John Barrowman.
For more information visit www.awesomecon.com

It's been revealed today that the last ever episode of Broadchurch has become the most watched TV show of 2017 so far.

A whopping 11.6 million tuned in to ITV on Easter Monday to see Trish Winterman's attacker finally revealed. The previous leader was BBC One's Sherlock which was seen by 11.3 million.
The final series of Broadchurch saw David Tennant and Olivia Colman reprise their roles as DI Alec Hardy and DS Ellie Miller, this time investigating a serious sexual assault in the Dorset community.
Jodie Whittaker and Andrew Buchan returned to play Beth and Mark Latimer and were joined by National Television Award winner Julie Hesmondhalgh, BAFTA winners Lenny Henry and Georgina Campbell along with Sarah Parish, Charlie Higson and Mark Bazeley.
Chris Chibnall, the creator of the award winning series, admitted he shed a tear whilst writing the final episode, which saw us say goodbye to the series for good.
“Sitting down to write the final episode was very emotional and I…

Ólafur Arnalds' soundtrack to the third and final series of Broadchurch will be released on CD today. Ólafur's atmospheric scores have been a characteristic feature of all three series of the ITV drama and he was awarded a BAFTA for the score for series one.

The new soundtrack is released under the title 'Broadchurch: The Final Chapter' and includes the song Take My Leave Of You, performed by Arnór Dan, which is heard over the closing titles.

Today's Throwback Thursday post is from The Independent back 2002 and sees David talk about his theatrical debut.

I made my professional debut with the 7:84 Scottish theatre company in a touring production of The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui. The 7:84 was formed by John McGrath in the 1970s and is still going strong. It takes two or three shows a year on one-night-stand tours around the Highlands and Islands, stopping longer in the larger towns.
Anyway, I went for the audition just after graduating from the Royal Scottish Academy aged about 20 - a single-minded youngster, I had started there at the tender age of 17 - and landed the part of Giri the hitman: my first professional part.

I think there can have been only about six of us in the production - I suspect for monetary reasons rather than artistic ones. Arturo Ui was one of those Brecht plays with thousands of characters; inevitably, we shared them all out, with the help of a few wigs and fake noses. It was great fun; we wer…

A new clip of David Tennant in his latest film Mad To Be Normal has been uploaded to the official Facebook page.

Check it out below:

Mad To Be Normal sees David Tennant star as Ronnie Laing, the world-renowned Scottish psychiatrist whose use of unconventional methods to treat people with mental illnesses drew the the ire of fellow professionals and general society. The film also stars Elisabeth Moss, Michael Gambon, Gabriel Byrne and Adam Paul Harvey and was written and directed by Robert Mullan, Laing's official biographer.

Visit www.madtobenormalmovie.com for details of further screenings in the UK and elsewhere.

Good news for David Tennant's American fans who are eagerly awaiting the return of Broadchurch to their shores, BBC America have today confirmed that they will begin showing the third and final series of the drama this summer. The exact date and time are still to be confirmed.

Penned by acclaimed writer Chris Chibnall, the new season of Broadchurch, the UK's multi award-winning drama sees David Tennant and Olivia Colman reprise their roles as the dynamic duo DI Alec Hardy and DS Ellie Miller, as they are called in to investigate a new case - the brutal sexual assault of a local woman, Trish Winterman.
Three years have passed in a town that will never forget; but times change. The local newspaper, once the backbone of Broadchurch, is facing closure, and DI Alec Hardy with DS Ellie Miller are about to take on a case that reopens old wounds and divides the town in ways they could never have predicted.
What dark secrets still lie buried in a town that has been so closely examined…

The third and final season of Broadchurch premieres on TV4 in Sweden next month. The award-winning drama returns on Wednesday 3rd May. David Tennant and Olivia Colman are back as Detectives Alec Hardy
and Ellie Miller, reunited for another whodunnit that will leave viewers guessing till the very last episode.

When farm shop worker Trish Winterman (Julie
Hesmondhalgh) appears on the steps of Broadchurch police station one night to report a serious sexual assault, Hardy and Miller are tasked with tracking down the perpetrator. Before long a number of men are in the frame, but can the detectives identify the rapist quickly in case he strikes again?

Returning cast members Jodie Whittaker, Arthur Darvill and Andrew Buchan are joined by new faces Lenny Henry, Sarah Parish, Mark Bazeley and Charlie Higson for the last ever season of Chris Chibnall's acclaimed crime series.

The final ever season of Broadchurch comes to a conclusion on Ale Kino+ in Poland tonight. The last two episodes will show back-to-back from 20.10 (episode 8 begins at 21.05).

David Tennant and Olivia Colman play Detectives Alec Hardy
and Ellie Miller, who have been tasked with tracking down the perpetrator of a
violent sexual assault reported by farm shop worker Trish Winterman (Julie
Hesmondhalgh). Episode 7 In the penultimate episode important pieces of evidence come
to light against all the key suspects in the case and Ellie and Hardy can feel
the vice tightening and know that soon, the case will crack open... Episode 8 Hardy and Ellie uncover the truth behind the rape and lives
in Broadchurch are changed forever... The drama also stars Jodie Whittaker, Arthur Darvill, Sarah Parish, Charlie Higson and Lenny Henry.

We've teamed up with our friends at TeePublic to bring you a collection of the coolest Doctor Who designs around!

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Earlier today the third and final episode of the latest series of Believe It aired on BBC Radio 4. The spoof-autobiographical series written by Jon Canter sees Richard Wilson narrating fictionalised episodes from his life. David Tennant stars as himself in this latest installment.

David Tennant plays himself in the latest episode of Richard Wilson's spoof autobiography Believe It! on BBC Radio 4 this morning from 11.30am. The award-winning comedy, now in its third series, also features a cameo from broadcaster John Humphrys.

Believe It!Series 3 Episode 3: LegacyBBC Rado 4, 11.30am BSTAfter a recent brush with death, Richard considers the
legacy he will leave behind. So he ponders the best way to bequeath
something to the next generation. Believe It! is written by Jon Canter and produced and directed by Clive Brill of Brill productions for BBC Radio 4 Listen in from around the world via this link.

Episode 2 of the third and final season of Broadchurch
premieres tonight on M-Net in South Africa as the shocking new story continues
at 21.30.

David Tennant and Olivia Colman return to the roles of Alec Hardy and Ellie
Miller as the mismatched detectives are reunited to hunt down the perpetrator
of a brutal sexual assault.
Tonight, Ellie and Hardy begin investigating Trish's life,
as news of the attack spreads and sends shockwaves through Broadchurch. Julie
Hesmondhalgh, Lenny Henry, Sarah Parish and Jodie Whittaker co-star.

Season 3 of Broadchurch is also showing in other territories throughout
continental Africa this week - residents are advised to check their local DSTV
listings.

The final series of Broadchurch premieres across Latin America and in the Caribbean today on OnDIRECTV. David Tennant and Olivia Colman are back as detectives Alec Hardy and Ellie Miller, reunited to investigate a serious sexual assault. When a woman called Trish (Julie Hesmondhalgh) presents at the steps of Broadchurch police station to report her attack, Hardy and Miller must identify the perpetrator in case he strikes again. The series also stars Jodie Whittaker, Andrew Buchan, Lenny Henry and Sarah Parish.

Watch the trailer below:

The first episode of Broadchurch premieres in the following countries at these times:ArgentinaChileColumbiaEcuadorPeruUruguay 22.00 (repeated on Tuesday 25th April at 02.00 and 19.00) Venezuela 23.00 (repeated on Tuesday 25th April at 03.00 and 20.00) The Caribbean 23.00 (repeated on Tuesday 25th April at 03.00 and 20.00)

Broadchurch series 3 is released on DVD and Blu-ray today. The series is also released as part of a series 1-3 box set on both formats.

Broadchurch Series 3Three years have passed in a town that will never forget;
but times change. The local newspaper, once the backbone of Broadchurch, is
about to be closed down. And DI Alec Hardy (David Tennant) with DS Ellie Miller
(Olivia Colman) are about to explore a case that reopens old wounds and divides
the town in ways they could never have predicted. Hardy and Miller are called
on to investigate the brutal sexual assault of a local woman, Trish Winterman
(Julie Hesmondhalgh). The crime scene points to a party attended by close to a
hundred people. But not a casual assault the act appears premeditated. What
dark secrets still lie buried in a town that has been so closely examined? And
how will unresolved issues around the death of young Danny Latimer finally be
settled? These answers lie in Broadchurch: The Final Chapter. Familiar faces Jodie …

The third and final series of Broadchurch continues on NRK1 in Norway tonight with the premiere of episodes 3 and 4. David Tennant and Olivia Colman play Detectives Alec Hardy and Ellie Miller, who have been tasked with tracking down the perpetrator of a violent sexual assault reported by farm shop worker Trish Winterman (Julie Hesmondhalgh).

In episode 3, Hardy and Ellie appeal to Trish to be more open with them. Trish, for her own reasons, doesn’t want to. There are lots of men to eliminate from the enquiry, and Broadchurch CID are slowly making their way through the painstaking process of interviewing witnesses, collecting statements and starting to uncover connections between Trish and some suspects.

In episode 4, Trish returns to the scene of the crime, but will she remember anything more about the attack? DC Katie Harford discovers a strong lead - a new suspect who doesn’t have an alibi, and Hardy and Ellie get a match on the male DNA found on Trish.
Then an unknown woman walk…

Red Nose Day returns to the USA on Thursday 25th May and this year the organisers have something very special up for grabs for a couple of lucky Doctor Who fans.

The charity has teamed up with auction-giving platform Omaze to offer a chance to win a real once-in-a-lifetime experience: to have breakfast with the stars of Doctor Who! For the first time ever, seven Doctors will be meeting up for a historic meal and YOU could be joining David Tennant, Peter Capaldi, Matt Smith, Paul McGann, Sylvester McCoy, Colin Baker and Peter Davison to break bread…and possibly some fish fingers and custard. The
winner and a friend will join the seven Doctors for this history-making meal in
the private dining room of the iconic Wolseley Restaurant in London. Flights by
British Airways will also be provided as will hotel accommodation at The Ned, Soho
House’s newest hotel.

Just $10 gives you 100 entries to win. Donate more, get more entries. It's as simple as that! And you can be proud that your mone…

The critically acclaimed award-winning drama Broadchurch concludes it's third and final series in Canada tonight.

The series has seen David Tennant and Olivia Colman star as detectives Alec Hardy and Ellie Miller, who are reunited in the hunt for the perpetrator of a serious sexual assault. When a woman called Trish (Julie Hesmondhalgh) presents at Broadchurch police station to report a rape during a party, Hardy and Miller's scrutiny falls on a number of men known to her: her estranged husband, her boss, even the local taxi driver. Is one of these the guilty man? And will he strike again before he is identified?

In tonight's final episode Hardy and Ellie uncover the truth behind the rape and lives in Broadchurch are changed forever...

The critically acclaimed award-winning drama Broadchurch concludes it's third and final series in New Zealand tonight.

The series has seen David Tennant and Olivia Colman star as detectives Alec Hardy and Ellie Miller, who are reunited in the hunt for the perpetrator of a serious sexual assault. When a woman called Trish (Julie Hesmondhalgh) presents at Broadchurch police station to report a rape during a party, Hardy and Miller's scrutiny falls on a number of men known to her: her estranged husband, her boss, even the local taxi driver. Is one of these the guilty man? And will he strike again before he is identified?

In tonight's final episode Hardy and Ellie uncover the truth behind the rape and lives in Broadchurch are changed forever...

Tonight sees the North American premiere of David Tennant's latest movie, Mad To Be Normal. The 1960s-set feature is based on the life and works of the revolutionary psychiatrist RD Laing. The movie will be screened in California as part of the Newport Beach Film Festival, Orange County's biggest entertainment event, screening over
350 films and staging gala events for over 50,000 film fans, promoting the best
of classic and contemporary filmmaking from around the world. David Tennant stars as Ronnie Laing, the world-renowned Scottish psychiatrist whose use of unconventional methods to treat people with mental illnesses drew the the ire of fellow professionals and general society. The film also stars Elisabeth Moss, Michael Gambon, Gabriel Byrne and Adam Paul Harvey and was written and directed by Robert Mullan, Laing's official biographer. The film screens tonight at The Triangle on Harbor Boulevard, Costa Mesa from 8.15pm Visit here for more information and to buy tickets…

The final series of Broadchurch premieres across Latin America and in the Caribbean from Monday 24th April via OnDIRECTV. David Tennant and Olivia Colman are back as detectives Alec Hardy and Ellie Miller, reunited to investigate a serious sexual assault.

Watch the trailer below:

The first episode of Broadchurch premieres in the following countries at these times

ArgentinaChileColumbiaEcuadorPeruUruguay 22.00 (repeated on Tuesday 25th April at 02.00 and 19.00) Venezuela 23.00 (repeated on Tuesday 25th April at 03.00 and 20.00) The Caribbean 23.00 (repeated on Tuesday 25th April at 03.00 and 20.00)

The critically acclaimed award-winning drama Broadchurch concludes it's third and final series in Australia tonight.

The series has seen David Tennant and Olivia Colman star as detectives Alec Hardy and Ellie Miller, who are reunited in the hunt for the perpetrator of a serious sexual assault. When a woman called Trish (Julie Hesmondhalgh) presents at Broadchurch police station to report a rape during a party, Hardy and Miller's scrutiny falls on a number of men known to her: her estranged husband, her boss, even the local taxi driver. Is one of these the guilty man? And will he strike again before he is identified?

In tonight's final episode Hardy and Ellie uncover the truth behind the rape and lives in Broadchurch are changed forever...

David Tennant is among the famous faces supporting the #1in4 campaign, part of the BBC's Minds Matter season. The campaign aims to break through the stigma associated with mental
illness and make it easier to talk about mental health.

Stars from the world of music, film, theatre and TV, also including
Olivia Colman, Tom Hardy and Kristen Bell, are taking part in the BBC
initiative by posting selfies holding up four fingers with the hashtag #1in4.

The celebrities are sharing words of solidarity, many from
personal experience, with the hope of encouraging their fans and followers to
do the same. Others, including BBC Radio 1 breakfast DJ Nick Grimshaw, are also
sharing short videos in which they share their own stories, and encourage
anyone with concerns about mental health to speak out and seek help. The Minds Matter season is made up of a range of programmes
across television and radio, including Mind Over Marathon and The Truth About
Stress on BBC One; Horizon: No Such Thing As Schi…

David Tennant has interviewed Craig and Charlie Reid, better known as The Proclaimers, as part of a BBC TV Scotland special. Next Thursday, 27th April, marks the 30th anniversary of the release of the band's debut studio album This Is The Story, and BBC Scotland have commissioned a documentary to celebrate the recording.

David is one of the band's biggest fans and wrote the sleeve notes to their 2012 Best Of... compilation in which he stated, "I fell in love with this music and this odd, unstyled,
unlikely duo with a passion that has never dimmed to this day. Nobody else
sounds like The Proclaimers and nobody else writes songs like these."

This Is The Story features some of the bands most loved tunes, including Throw The R Away and the classic Letter From America.

Broadcast date and time are to be confirmed; we'll let you all know as soon as we find out.

Today's Throwback Thursday is an interview with David Tennant from whatsonstage back in 2003. 20 Questions With...David TennantActor David Tennant, who's just opened at the National in Martin McDonagh's The Pillowman, adores Doctor Who, American playwrights & Soho drinking holes, considers artistic responsibility & names his (many!) sought-after roles. After graduating from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, actor David Tennant launched his career in his native Scotland where his early theatre credits included The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, Antigone, Hay Fever, Merlin, Long Day's Journey into Night, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Tartuffe and The Glass Menagerie (for which he won a TMA Award nomination). Since heading south, Tennant has appeared regularly on stage, not least in: King Lear and An Experienced Woman Gives Advice (for which he won a MEN Award nomination) at Manchester's Royal Exchange; Romeo and Juliet, The Comedy of Errors (f…